Type I Springfield Armory Model 1902 Army Officers Sword w/Scabbard

Description

Model 1902 Army Officers Etched Sword with Scabbard. The ricasso is marked "Springfield Armory" over "Springfield" over "Mass. U.S.A.". The guard and grip are tight. The brown horn grip has a couple small spots of loss, nothing major. One knuckle branch is a little bent, very typical of the fragile German silver. The etched blade has "US", an eagle, and other etched designs, it is unsharpened, the tip is sharp, it has small minor age spots scattered throughout with a little light surface rust on the last 5 1/2" of one side by the tip, and the last 1/2" of the tip has a very slight bend. The scabbard is solid with no dents/dings, light scratches, and some very small surface rust freckles. Leather washer is intact. Length of the blade measures 34" (15/16" wide x 1/4" thick), length of the sword is 39 1/8", and overall in the scabbard it is 40 1/4".
The guard is German silver (non-magnetic)!!
Type I variation was only made for one year, 1903 to 1904.
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